IREX is pleased to announce the 2012-2013 Short-Term Travel Grant [5] fellowship recipients. This year's fellows will be traveling to 10 countries across Eastern Europe and Eurasia to perform policy relevant field research. After they complete their fellowship, their research findings will be posted on the IREX online library [6].
Robyn Angley
Harvard University
Project Title: “Political Opposition Tactics in Post-Rose Revolution Georgia [7]”
Research Country: Georgia
Katalin Fabian
Lafayette College
Project Title: “Domestic Violence in Postcommunist Hungary: Successes and Continuing Challenges [8]”
Research Country: Hungary
Rebecca Gould
The University of Iowa
Project Title: " Islam and the State in the Post-Soviet Caucasus”
Research Country: Georgia
Adrineh Gregorian
Change 4 Change International
Project Title: “Gendercide: Armenia’s Unborn Girls”
Research Country: Armenia
Arus Harutyunyan
Northern Virginia Community College
Project Title: “National Identity Contestation and Democracy in post-Soviet Armenia [9]”
Research Country: Armenia
David Kemme
University of Memphis
Project Title: “Understanding the Role of Samruk Kazyna in the Economic Development of Kazakhstan: Transparency, Governance and Performance”
Research Country: Kazakhstan
Manijeh Sabi
The Sage Colleges
Project Title: “Issues Regarding Islamic Microfinance in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan”
Research Country: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
David Siroky
Arizona State University
Project Title: “Explaining Group Cleavage Formation and Collective Action in the Caucasus”
Research Country: Georgia
Valerie Sperling
Clark University
Project Title: “The Use of Gender Norms in Russian Politics [10]”
Research Country: Russia
Staci Strobl
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Project Title: “Police-Roma Cooperation in Slovenia: Effects of a Police Multicultural Training Program”
Research Country: Slovenia
Jelena Subotic
Georgia State University
Project Title: “Human Rights in Serbia: Past and Future Challenges”
Research Country: Serbia
Irene Zabytko
Wheat Street Productions, Inc.
Project Title: “Chornobyl's Continuous Impact: Ukraine's Survivors Testify on Health and Environmental Issues”
Research Country: Ukraine